JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a temporary weather delay at, members of the Columbia track and field team kicked-off opening day of the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships East Preliminary Round on Thursday, May 29.

John Gregorek began the day with a qualifying run in the men’s 1,500m run. Gregorek finished in third-place in the second heat with a time of 3:50.84 to advance to the quarterfinal round on Saturday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Harrison McFann followed with another qualifying performance in the men’s 800m run. Mcfann clocked in with a time of 1:48.59 to grab a runner-up finish in the second heat to earn his spot in the quarterfinals on Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. Teammate Brendon Fish narrowly missed the cut with a fourth-place finish in the fourth heat, at 1:49.09, as the top three runners in each heat advanced.

In the 10,000m run, Sienko finished 15th overall with a time of 30:19.04. Despite a seventh-place finish in the final heat of the women’s 800m, Bills crossed the finish line in a program record time of 2:06.64. She surpassed her previous record of 2:06.74 set earlier this season.

Iheukwumere’s decorated career finished with a sixth-place finish in the third heat of the women’s 100m run with a time of 11.95. The senior garnered eight Ivy League titles throughout her career and holds Columbia all-time records in both the 60m and 100m sprints.